¹Ria hadua tauna to rahanga' Nikodemus. Nikodemus toei, to Parisi pai' pangkeni agama Yahudi.

¹Kwaiva nemunhu wekuvaFarisi, Nikodhimo riri zita rake, mutungamiriri wevaJudha.

²Rala-na hamengi, rata-i mpohirua' -ki Yesus, na'uli' -ki: "Guru, to ki'inca, Iko hadua guru to nasuro Alata'ala, apa' uma ria tauna to bisa mpobabehi tanda mekoncehi hewa to nubabehi, ane uma-i nadohei Alata'ala."

²Uyu wakauya kuna Jesu usiku, akati kwaari: Rabhi*, tinoziva kuti muri Mudzidzisi wakabva kuna Mwari; nekuti hakuna unogona kuita zviratidzo izvi zvamunoita imwi, kana Mwari asinaye.

³Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -ki: "Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Ane tauna uma putu nculii', uma-i mpai' jadi' ntodea Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na."

³Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kunze kwekuti munhu aberekwa kutsva, haagoni kuona ushe hwaMwari.

⁴Na'uli' Nikodemus: "Ha beiwa-hawo tauna to motu'a-mi putu nculii' -e? Ha bisa-i mempuna' hi rala puanaka tina-na, pai' -i putu karongkani-nae?"

⁴Nikodhimo akati kwaari: Munhu unogona kuberekwa sei ava mukuru? Ungapinda rwechipiri mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?

⁵Na'uli' Yesus: "Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Ane tauna uma putu hante ue pai' hante baraka' Inoha' Alata'ala, uma-i jadi' ntodea Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na.

⁵Jesu akapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Kana munhu asina kuberekwa nemvura neMweya, haagoni kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

⁶Manusia' tuwu' hi rala dunia' toi, apa' putu ngkai totu'a-na. Tapi' katuwua' kao' -na to bo'u narata ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli'.

⁶Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama; nechakaberekwa neMweya, mweya.

⁷Jadi', neo' nupokakonce lolita-ku tohe'i to mpo'uli': koi' omea kana putu nculii'.

⁷Usashamisika kuti ndati kwauri: Zvakafanira kuti muberekwe kutsva.

⁸Rapa' -na ngolu', mewui hiapa kalaua-na. Wule' sere-na ta'epe, uma ta'incai kangkaiapa-na ba hilou hiapa-i. Wae wo'o hante tauna to putu ngkai baraka' Inoha' Alata'ala."

⁸Mhepo inovhuvhuta painoda, uye unonzwa inzwi rayo, asi hauzivi painobva nepainoenda; wakadaro wose wakaberekwa neMweya.

⁹Na'uli' Nikodemus: "Beiwa wo'o-hawo kawali-na tetu-e?"

⁹Nikodhimo akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Zvinhu izvi zvinogona kuitika sei?

¹⁰Na'uli' Yesus: "Iko-le hadua guru to Israel to rabila', hiaa' uma-di-kona nu'incai batua-na lolita-ku toi-e!

¹⁰Jesu akapindura, ndokuti kwaari: Iwe uri mudzidzisi waIsraeri, asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi here?

¹¹Makono mpu'u lolita-ku toi: Kai' mpo'uli' napa to ki'inca, kilolita napa to kihilo. Hiaa' uma-di nipangalai' lolita-kai.

¹¹Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Tinotaura zvatinoziva, tichipupura zvatakaona; asi hamugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu.

¹²Ane kututura-kokoi napa to jadi' hi dunia', uma nipangala'. Peliu-liu-nami mpai' ane kututura-kokoi napa to jadi' hi suruga.

¹²Kana ndakakuudzai zvinhu zvenyika uye mukasatenda, muchatenda sei kana ndichikuudzai zvinhu zvekudenga?

¹³Uma ria haduaa tauna hi dunia' to manake' hilou hi suruga. Muntu' Aku' -wadi to mpo'inca napa to jadi' hi suruga, apa' Aku' Ana' Manusia' to mo'oha' hi suruga ngkai owi pai' to mana'u tumai ngkai suruga.

¹³Uye hakuna munhu wakakwira kudenga, kunze kwewakaburuka kudenga, Mwanakomana wemunhu uri kudenga.

¹⁴"Owi hi papada to wao', nabi Musa mpobabehi lence ule ngkai ngkala, pai' natu'u hi doe hampole kaju pai' natunya' napopokore. Hema-hema to natilo' ule, ane rangoa' lence ule ngkala toe, tuwu' moto-ra. Jadi', hewa ule ngkala toe rapokalangko owi, wae wo'o mpai' Aku' Ana' Manusia' kana rapokalangko,

¹⁴Uye Mozisi sezvaakasimudza nyoka murenje, saizvozvowo Mwanakomana wemunhu unofanira kusimudzwa;

¹⁵bona hema-hema to mepangala' hi Aku' mporata katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na."

¹⁵kuti ani nani unotenda maari arege kuparara asi ave neupenyu hwusingaperi.

¹⁶Hewa toi-mi Alata'ala mpoka'ahi' hawe'ea tauna hi dunia', alaa-na napewai' Ana' -na to Hadudua, bona hema-hema to mepangala' hi Ana' -na toe, uma-ra mporata huku', tapi' mporata-ra katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na.

¹⁶Nekuti Mwari wakada nyika zvakadai, kuti wakapa Mwanakomana wake wakaberekwa umwe woga, kuti ani nani unotenda kwaari arege kuparara, asi ave neupenyu hwusingaperi.

¹⁷Bela patuju-na Alata'ala mposuro Ana' -na tumai hi dunia' bona mpohuku' manusia'. Patuju-na mposuro Ana' -na tumai-le, bona mpohore manusia' ngkai huku' jeko' -ra.

¹⁷Nekuti Mwari haana kutuma Mwanakomana wake munyika kuti ape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe naye.

¹⁸Tauna to mepangala' hi Ana' Alata'ala, uma-ra rahuku'. Aga tauna to uma mepangala', monoa' -mi kanahuku' -ra Alata'ala, apa' uma-ra dota mepangala' hi Ana' Alata'ala to Hadudua toei.

¹⁸Unotenda kwaari haapiwi mhosva; asi usingatendi watopiwa mhoswa, nekuti haana kutenda kuzita reMwanakomana waMwari wakaberekwa umwe woga.

¹⁹Rata-imi hi dunia' mpokeni baja hi hawe'ea tauna. Tapi' manusia' mpokono-pi bengi ngkai baja, apa' dada'a kehi-ra. Toe pai' Alata'ala mpohuku' -ra.

¹⁹Uku ndiko kupiwa mhosva, kuti chiedza chakasvika panyika, asi vanhu vakada rima pane chiedza; nekuti mabasa avo akange akaipa.

²⁰Hawe'ea tauna to mpobabehi kehi to dada'a, mpokahuku' baja. Uma-ra dota rata hi kabajaa-na, bona neo' mpai' kahiloa kehi-ra to dada'a.

²⁰Nekuti umwe neumwe unoita zvakaipa unovenga chiedza, uye haauyi pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kutsiurwa.

²¹Tauna to monoa' kehi-ra rata hi kabajaa-na, bona kahiloa po'ingku-ra pai' bona monoto-mi kampotuku' -ra konoa Alata'ala.

²¹Asi unoita chokwadi unouya pachiedza, kuti mabasa ake aratidzwe, kuti akaitwa muna Mwari.

²²Oti toe, Yesus pai' ana'guru-na hilou hi tana' Yudea. Bula-ra hi ree, meniu' -ra mponiu' tauna to doko' jadi' topetuku' -na.

²²Shure kwezvinhu izvi wakauya Jesu nevadzidzi vake munyika yeJudhiya; zvino akagarako navo uye akabhabhatidza.

²⁴Nto'u toe, Yohanes Topeniu' ko'ia-i ratarungku'. Meniu' -i hi ngata Ainon, uma molaa ngkai ngata Salim, apa' hi ree wori' ue. Butu eo-na tauna hilou mpopeniu' hi Yohanes.

²³NaJohwaniwo wakange achibhabhatidza muAinoni pedo neSarimi, nekuti paiva nemvura zhinji ipapo; uye vaiuyapo vachibhabhatidzwa.

²⁵Rala-na ha'eo, ba hangkuja dua ana'guru Yohanes momehono' hante to Yahudi mpomehonoi' ada peniu' rala agama.

²⁴Nekuti Johwani wakange asati akandwa mutirongo.

²⁶Hilou-ramo hi Yohanes ra'uli' -ki: "Guru, nukiwoi-pidi wengi tauna to dohe-ta hi dipo ue Yordan, to nutudo' -kakaie? Oe-imi ria, meniu' wo'o-i-hawo, pai' kawoo-woria' tauna lou hi Hi'a!"

²⁵Zvino gakava rikamuka pakati pevadzidzi vaJohwani nevaJudha pamusoro pekuchenura.

²⁷Na'uli' Yohanes: "Kita' manusia' uma mporata napa-napa ane uma pewai' -na Alata'ala.

²⁶Zvino vakauya kuna Johwani vakati kwaari: Rabhi, uya waiva nemwi mhiri kwaJoridhani, wamaipupura nezvake, tarirai, iye unobhabhatidza, uye vanouya kwaari vose.

²⁸Ni'epe moto-mi wengi lolita-ku. Ku'uli': aku' bela Magau' Topetolo'. Pai' -a tumai-kuwo-le, tumai meri'ulu ngkai Hi'a mporodo-ki ohea-na.

²⁷Johwani akapindura ndoti: Munhu haagoni kugamuchira chinhu, kunze kwekuti achipiwa kubva kudenga.

²⁹"Ane rapa' -na hi susa' poncamokoa, topemua' -di-hana to jadi' poko-na, apa' hi'a-mi pue' tobine to rapemuai'. Ane bale-na topemua' -hawo-le, mokore-i mpopanene' -wadi-ki-hawo pai' mpe'epei hawa' -na. Pai' goe' -i mpo'epe libu' topemua'. Wae-mi-kuwo aku' -e, aku' hewa bale-na topemua'. Goe' -a, pai' gana kagoea' -ku, apa' kawoo-woria' tauna mpotuku' -i Yesus.

²⁸Imwi mumene munopupura nezvangu kuti ndakati: Handisi Kristu ini, asi kuti ndakatumwa mberi kwake.

³⁰Hi'a-mi to kana tepaiwongko tuwu' -na, pai' aku' kana tepai'ara' tuwu' -ku."

²⁹Uyo une mwenga muwani; asi shamwari yemuwani, imire ichimunzwa, inofara nemufaro nekuda kwenzwi remuwani. Naizvozvo mufaro wangu uyu wazadziswa.

³¹Yesus, Hi'a-mi to tumai ngkai suruga, pai' meliu tuwu' -na ngkai hawe'ea. Tauna to ngkai dunia', bate manusia' biasa, pai' lolita-na mpololita napa-napa to jadi' hi dunia'. Aga Yesus, ngkai suruga-i-hana, pai' meliu tuwu' -na ngkai hawe'ea.

³⁰Iye unofanira kukura, asi ini kudukupa.

³²Lolita-na mpololita napa to nahilo pai' to na'epe, tapi' uma ria to mpangala' lolita-na.

³¹Unobva kumusoro uri pamusoro pezvose. Unobva panyika unobva panyika, uye unotaura achibva panyika; unobva kudenga uri pamusoro pezvose.

³³Aga hema to mpangala' lolita-na mpo'uli': "Bate makono-hanale lolita Alata'ala-e."

³²Uye zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, ndizvo zvaanopupura; asi hakuna munhu unogamuchira uchapupu hwake.

³⁴Apa' Hi'a-mi to nasuro Alata'ala mpohowa' lolita-na, pai' Alata'ala mpowai' -i Inoha' Tomoroli' hante uma ria huka' -na.

³³Unogamuchira uchapupu hwake unoisa mucherechedzo kuti Mwari ndewechokwadi.

³⁵Alata'ala to Tuama mpoka'ahi' Ana' -na, pai' nawai' -imi hawe'ea kuasa-na.

³⁴Nekuti uyo Mwari waakatuma, unotaura mashoko aMwari; nekuti Mwari unopa Mweya kwete nechiyero.

³⁶Tauna to mepangala' hi Ana' -na toei, mporata-ramo katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na. Tauna to uma mengkoru hi Ana' -na toei, uma-ra mporata katuwua'. Mporata roe Alata'ala lau-rada duu' kahae-hae-na.

³⁵Baba vanoda Mwanakomana, uye vakapa zvinhu zvose muruoko rwake.

³⁶Iye unotenda kuMwanakomana une upenyu hwusingaperi; asi iye usingatendi Mwanakomana, haazooni upenyu, asi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunogara pamusoro pake.